19007 Nirajnathan
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | September 2, 2000 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 19007 |
| 2000 RD68 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.6300857 |
| Perihelion | 1.9029449 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1604094 |
| 1246.3396131 | |
| 107.28705 | |
| Inclination | 5.08840 |
| 359.18088 | |
| 302.29196 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 15.1 | |
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19007 Nirajnathan (2000 RD68) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
It was named for Niraj Rama Nathan (b. 1987), who was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project, and graduated from Lecanto High School in 2004.[1] A graduate of Harvard University, Niraj is currently pursuing a career in research and academic medicine at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the first student in the history of Harvard University to receive a citation for the Tamil Language.
References
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser, 19007 Nirajnathan